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Bitcoin Bubble Burst will warn you if the bitcoin dream is about to crash downTechCrunchWhether you're a bitcoin believer or a vulture waiting to have your bubble predictions proved right, you're probably keeping one nervous eye on the charts in anticipation of the crash everyone seems to expect any second now. Bitcoin Bubble Burst …Bitcoin […]

Mike Hearn wrote a Medium post which went viral and was the topic of much debate in the Bitcoin world. In his opinion, the Bitcoin community was dead. He wrote: “[Bitcoin] has failed because the community has failed… Worse still, the network is on the brink of technical collapse.” Hearn has spent considerable time in […]

In yet another attack on an online cryptocurrency exchange, Shapeshift.io went down for a couple days while they dealt with some malicious intrusion into their server, assessing the damage and keeping their customer base aware of the status the entire time. Within a day of knowing that something wasn’t right with their servers, Shift.io immediately […]

Bitcoin price climbed $ 6 in a quick move earlier today. Whatever price does between now and the looming decline is anyone’s guess. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a $ 29 discount using the code CCN29. Bitcoin Price […]

Finance Magnates Ethereum Breathing Down Litecoin's Neck as Market Cap Tops $ 100MFinance MagnatesLitecoin, probably the most widely known cryptocurrency after bitcoin, now has a market cap of just over $ 131 million after its price fell almost 16% in the last twenty-four hours to about 0.007889 BTC ($ 2.99). In contrast to the weakening […]

Chinese shares experienced their worst ever start to a year after Chinese stock markets plunged 7% in their opening session of 2016 on Monday. It began with an initial halt of CSI-300 Futures (Chinese Securities Index) for 15-minutes at a 5 percent level, a move that failed to stop the retreat. When the market re-opened […]

Wall Street Journal (blog) Barry Silbert's DCG Slows Down Bitcoin DealsWall Street Journal (blog)Digital Currency Group Inc., one of the most prolific investors in bitcoin-related startups, is slowing down its deal-making pace. “Recently, we haven't made as many investments in bitcoin,” said Ryan Selkis, director of investments, on stage at the …Mastercard and Amex take […]

With Bitcoin's Price Down, VCs Turning to Blockchain TechnologyCoinDeskSpeaking to CoinDesk, some of the ecosystem's most frequent and most vocal investors are suggesting they are now working more closely with banks and putting an increased emphasis on projects that use the bitcoin blockchain or alternative distributed … bitcoin – Google News

Fortune Federal government cracks down on Bitcoin operatorFortune(Reuters) – U.S. derivatives regulators brought their first case against a Bitcoin trading platform on Thursday, declaring that virtual currencies are deemed “commodities” covered under existing law. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it had …Bitcoin Is Officially a Commodity, According to U.S. RegulatorBloombergBitcoin, Other Virtual Currencies Granted Official […]

The bitcoin trading platform OKCoin is currently down and has been for more than 12 hours according to a reddit user. When visiting OKCoin.com you will receive a Cloudflare error as seen below: There has been reports claiming that the servers OKCoin uses are undergoing Emergency Maintenance due to abnormalities caused by server interruptions. For […]